Love, love love the paintbox paintings! When I first started to watercolor, I bought one box and a few tubes, maybe 8 or so. I kept seeing all these artists with multiple boxes, all sizes and shapes and couldn't imagine why they "needed" them all. Then I read about a box that had a seal to keep the paint fresh. I "needed"it. And I have since "needed" many more boxes, tubes, brushes. Sigh...

Carol, I am falling behind with my watercolor blob production. I think it is because right now some knitting projects are sort of filling that experimental window of time.

Ah, but tomorrow is always just over the horizon, offering freshly created hours! And, I will have the day off tomorrow. Maybe I will get an early start, go over to Central Park with paper, brushes, paint box, and jam jars...and do some green blobs with yellow edges, inspired by the turning of the trees.

LOve the paint boxes! I have one still from 1967! Mon mari tried to toss it out, I dove into the bin to retrieve it! The only blobs I did were the French blue ones I got on the driveway while painting a small cabinet last weekend, does that count?

Late yesterday aft.I painted swatches of my WN pocket set..Koi packet set and Cotman studio set..Great idea..I wonder if you know how many people think of you while doing things like that!?Have a great weekend..And thanks again..M

This is totally off subject, but I did not know who to ask, I hope you dont mind. My husband and I are planning to go to Salon du Chocolat in Paris this October for our anniversary. I am also preparing an album for us, and hope to collect lots of souvenirs. I know I can purchase the tickets online, but that means it will be printed on paper. I was hoping to get one of the “postcard” colored type of ticket or is it an invitation? Do you have any idea how I could get those, I would appreciate any advice you could give me. I live in the United States, therefore have no access to the French shops where tickets are being sold. I have enjoyed your Blog very much and learned about the Salon du Chocolat through you:)

Thank you so much for your help and I hope to hear from you soon,bao-kim

You inspire me, Carol. From childhood I was a natural artist. And then in design school learned to render quite well. In fact, credit the ability as a second language to convey ideas--then don't even need to speak about them. Put together a materials board and watercolors--voila! Then had a head injury accident and never drew/painted again. Hope and believe that when I relocate to France this skill will magically return. In the meantime--I love your tips and revel in your style and colors!

All these beautiful colors make my heart beat fast!!! OOOh oooh oooh! For the moment, I have failed the blob homework because~ I haven't done it!! Une mauvaise note pour moi! Had to get a show together for my French school. Merci encore une fois! Rita